The Sunbury American Is rnBLiMiKn Every Fbitit, to ' EM'Ii WILVEET, Proprietor, Corner of Tliinl St., and Mirlxt Square, StrNHUUY, PA. At One OoIIar an si Filly 'ent If paid strictly in advance; f T .73 if ) aHwillii'i the year; or Art" in all cmw waeu iwi.i ;neut iH urliyed til) afier exm.ntiou f tiie ya:ir. No solwcri; tiou dinciiutiinit-d until ail arrearage's are i;.iil ni-lt-wi at the option ti the publisher. Tmksk ti:i.mk aise ui;im.v Aiiutuii) T. All .rw alMe.-ickiui to the Awiwiu by t-rsjus living outmile of the iuinty of N..r: !:;i:iit;!ri.ml, mu; be ac-cauii.aui-1 with th- fau. T:.ih m uiul uet.ViiK.iT by tilt' ditlic-.iy extH?yieaet-d in culi'.;i.ii; ivnvv'.l saU.crii liims ;t a .lislaucr. RALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL D K. Johnston, Phvsician of this celebr iled Institution, has discovered the most certain, speedy, pleasant and effectual retnedv in the world for all DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE. Weakness ot the Back or L'.mbs, Strictures, Affections of Kidneys and Bladder, Involun tary Discharges, Ititpotency, General Debili ty," Nervousness, Hyspcpsy, Languor, Low Spirits. Coufttsion of Ideas, Palpitation of the Heart, Timidity, Trcmbi'mjr, Dimness of Sijrht or Giddiness, Disease of the Head, Throat, Nose or Skin, Affections of Liver, Lunjrs, Stomach or Bowels these terrililc Disorders aritins from the Solitary Habits of Vouth those secret and solitary practice more fatal to their victims than the song ol Syrens to the Mariners of Ulysses, bliirhtint; their" most brilliant hopes of anticipations, rcudcrintr marriage, &c.,inios sihle. IOUNGMEN especially, who have become the victims of Soli tary Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit which annually sweeps to an tinliniely srave. thousands of yonnir men of the most exalted taleuts and brilliant intellect, who miirht other wise have entranced listeninc Senates with the thunders of eloquence or waked to cestacy t!:e living ivre, mav call with full conlldetice. MARIUANE. Married Persons or Yonnr Men contemphitliiL' marriapc, a ware of Physical Weakness, (Loss of Procreativc Power Impotency), Nervous Ex citability, Palpitation, Or-rauic Weakness, Ner vous Debility, or auy other Disqualification, speedily relieved. He who places himself under the care of Dr. J. may religiously confide in his honor as a irentie man, and coulidcntiy rely u'on his skill as a Phv sician. ORGANIC "WEAKNESS. Impotency, Lots of Power, immediately Cured and full Viiror Restored. This Distressing Affection which renders Lite miserable and marriage itnjiossible is the penalty paid by the victims of improper indulgences. Young persons arc too apt to commit excesses from not being aware of the dreadful consciences that may ensue. Now, who that understands the subject will pretend to deny that the power of procreation is lo6t sooner by those falling into improper habits than by the prudent t Besides lcitig deprived the pleasures ol nealtny onsprin, the most serious and destructive symptoms to both body and mind arise. The system becomes do raujred. the Physical and Mental Functions Weakened, Loss of Procreative Power, Nervous Irritability, Dyspc, ja, Palpitation of the Heart, Indigestion, Constitutional Debility, a Wasting of the Frame, Cough, Consumption, Decay and Death. A CURE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS. Persons ruined in health by unlearned preten ders who keep them trilling month after month, taking poisonous and injurious compounds, should apply immediately. DR. JOHNSTON, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lon don, Graduated from one of the most eminent Col'eges in the United States, and the irreater part of whose ife has been spent in the hospitals of Loudon, Pris, Philadelphia, and elsewhere, has effected some of the most astonishing cures that were ever known ; many troubled withring iug in the head and ears when asicep, great nervousness, leing alarmed at sudden 60Nuds, uasbfulncss, with frequent blushing, attended sometimes with derangement of miud, were cured immediate'.v. TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE. Dr. J. addresses all those who have iujitrrd themselves by improper indulgence and solitary habits, which nun both body aud inlncl, untitling them for either business, study, society or mar riage. Tiiesb arc some of the sad and melancholy eRects produced by early habits of youth, viz. : Weakucss of the Back aud Limbs, Pains in the Back and Head, Dimness of Sight, Loss of Mus cular Power, Palpitation of the Heart, Dysjiejisy, Nervous Irritability, Derangement of Digestive Functions, General Debility, Symptoms of Con cumption, Aic. Mentaj.lv The fearful effects on the mind are much to be drtutded Los of Memory, Con tusion of Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Evil Forebodings, Aversion to Society, Self-Distrust, Love of Solitude, Timidity, Ac, are 6ome of the evils produced. TnorsAsns of persons of all ages can now Judge w hat is the cause of their decliniug health, losing their vigor, becoming, weak, pale, nervous mid emaciated, having a singular appearance about the eyes, cough and symptom of consump tion. YOUNG MEN Who have injured til mselves by a certain prac tice injured in when alone, a habit frequently learned from evil companions, or at school, the illects of which are nightly felt, even when asleep, and if not cured, renders marriage impos sible, uud destroys both mind and body, should apply immediately. What a pity that a young man, the hope of his country, the darling of his parents, should be snatched from all prospects and enjoymeuLs ot lift, by the consequence of deviating from the path of nature and indulging iu a certain secret habit. Such persons MCST before contemplating MARRIAGE, reflect that a sound mind fti.d body are the most necessary requisites to promote connubial happi ness. Indeed without these, the journey through life becomes a weary pilgrimage ; the prospect hourly darkens to the view; the mind becomes fchadowed with despair and tilled with the melan choly reflection, that the happiii of another become blighted with our own. A CERTAIN DISEASE. When the misguided aud imprudent votary ot pleasure finds that lie has imbibed the seeds ol Ibis puinful disease, it too often happens that an ill-timed sense of shame, or dread of discovery, deters him from applying to those who, from education and resjiectability, can aloue befriend him, delaying till the constitutional symptoms ot this horrid disease make their appearance, such as ulcerated sore throat, diseased nose, uoctural pains in the head and limbs, dimness of sight, deafness, nodes on the shiu bones aud arms, blotches on the head, face and extremities, pro gressing with frightful rapidity, till at last the palate of the mouth or the boucs of the nose fall in, and the victim of this awful disease becomes a horrid object of commiseration, til! death puts a period to his dreadful suffering, by sending him to " that Undiscovered Country from whence no traveller returns." It is a melancholy fact that thousand DIE victims to this terrible disease, through falling into the hands of Ignorant or unskillful PRE TENDERS, who, by tba,nse of that deadiy Poi son, Mercury, dec, destroy the constitution, and incapable of curing, keep the unhappv sufferer month after month taking their noxious or in jurious compounds, and instead of being restored to a renewal of Life Vigor and Happiness, in des pair leave him with ruined Health to sigh over his galling disappointment. To such, therefore, Dr. Johnston pledges him self to preserve the most Inviolable Secrecy, and from his extensive practice and observations in the great Hospitals or Euro, and the first ii: this country, vis: England, France, Philadelphia and elsewhere, is enabled to offer the most cer tain, speedy and effectual remedy in the w.irld for all diseases of imprndence. DR. JOnXSTOX. CiFFXE, NO. 7. S. FREDERICK STREET. Haltimokk, M. D. Left band side going from Baltimore street, a few doors from the corner. Fail not to observe n.i me mid number. lif No letters received unless postpaid and containing a stamp to be nsed on the reply. Per sons w riting should state age, and send a jioriiuu of advirtisement describing symptoms. There are so many Paltry, Designing and Worthless Impnsters advertising themselves as Physicians, trilling with and mining the Lealth of all who unfortunately fall iuto their power, that Dr. Johnston deems it necessary to say es pecially to those unacquainted with his reouta tiou that his Credentials or Diplomas always bang in his office. ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS. The many thousands cured at this Establish ment, year utter year, and the numerous im portant Surgical Oierations performed by Dr. Johtirton, witnessed by the representatives of the press und many other papers, uoticcs of which have uppeared again and aga'o before the public, besides bis standing as a gentleman of character and responsibility, is a sufficient guarantee to the afllicted. Shiu diseases speedily cured. Arril . !" lv t.i mi;i:ic am I'lYVXix; .mii,k,s- Third Street, adjoining Phila. fc Erie R. R., two Squares North of the Central Hotel, SUN3URT, PA. IUA T. TjLEMEXT, IS prepared to furnish every description of lum- i ber required by the demands of the public. 1 Having all the latest improved machinery for manufacturing Lnnber, he Is now ready to till or ders af all kinds of FLOORING, SIDING, DOOR3 SHUTTERS, , SASH, BLINDS MOULDINGS, VE- RAN DAS, BRACKETS, jii all kinds of Ornamental Scrowl W'ork. Tnrn of every description promptly executed. Also, A LAKGE AM0KTMF5T OF BILL LUMBER. HEMLOCK and PINE. Also, Shingles, Pickets, Lathe, tc. Orders promptly filled, and shipped by Railroad , or otherwise. IRA T. CLEMENT. drtM8:iy i :n4talllslied In in to. PRICE 11 50 IX ADVANCE. professional. rry II. Ii. K ASK. Attorney at Law, SL'X- A . . --- KI'UV. !. Ol'ice ill Market Nr.iare. . : ' . , , T. (adjoining the oiliee of . I. Greeuoiigh, Esq..) Professional business in this and adjoining conn- iii-s truiiii! aiu'uurii i. Sunbury, March lli, lsT2.-lv. JOSEPH S. AKXOLII, " ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Liverpool, Perry county, Pa. All business matters in the comities of North umberland. Snyder. Union, Perry and Juniata promptly attended to. Consultations can be had in the German and English languages. npi il 17, IST-l.-ly. flfJI. A. SOREK. ATTORNEY AT LAW ASI COfSTY SOLICITOR. Office o:i Front Street below Market, Sunbury, Pa. Collections and all legal burliness promptly attended to. JAMES Iti:iEJ5. ATTORNEY AT LAW. j Office in ITanpt's building, South E:it Corner I of Market Square, Sunbury, Pa. Special, Attention Taid to Coi.i.lctions. "t X. KKU E, i . ATTORX EY AT L W, ani acting JUSTICE op tub PEACE. Next Door to Judge Jot dan's Residence, Chest nut Street, Sunburv, Pa. Collections and all l.''al mailers promptly in tended to. "JEREMIAH SNYDER,V ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND At'TIXU JI'STK E OF THE PEACE. Couveyancing.tlie collect ions of e!aims,writings. and all kinds of Legal business will be attended to carefully and with despatch. Can be consult ed In the English and German langnage. OHiee iu Haupt's building. Market street, Sunbury, Pa. April t,'"5. G A. HOT HO BSE, Attornev-at-Law, GEORGETOWN, Northumberland Co., Peiina. Can be consulted in the Euglish und German languages. Collections .attended to in North umberland and adjoining counties. Also Agent for the Lebanon Valley Fire Insu rance Company, mlila W. C. PACKER, Attorney at Law, Sunbtsry, Pa. November!), 187:. tf. O I. ROVER. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Office in Wolveitou's Law build ing, Second street, SUNBURY, PA. Professional business attended to, iu the courts or Northuui norland and adjoining counties. Also, in the Circuit and District Courts for the Westem Dis trict of Pennsylvania. Claims promptly collect ed. Particular attention paid to cases i?i Hunk mjitcy. Consultation can be had in the Ger man language. April D,'7.". LII. KASE, Attorney at Law, SfN- BURY, PA., oiliee in Wolvcrtou's Law building. Second street. Collections made in Northumberland aud adjoining counties. April D,'7o. J. Merrill Linn. Andrew H. Dill. Frank. S. Marr. LI XX. DILI. A MARK, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Next door to the Presbvtrrian church, Market Square, SUNBURY, April ?,'75 Northumberland Co., Pa. I7DMUND DAVIS. Ii ATTORNEY AT LAW. SUNBURY, PENN'A. Office in MasscrV Building, south side of Mar ket Square. April 973. JAMES H. MeOEVITT, iVtTORNET AT Law AND United States Cowvissjoneh. Office with S. B. Bovcr, Esq., in Wolvcrtou's Law Building, Sunbury, Pa. April !73. SP. WOLVERTOX, Attorney at Law. Market Square, SUXBL'RY.PA. Profession al business in this and adjoining counties prompt -y attended to. H R. MASSEU, Attoniey at Law, SUX- BURY, PA. Collections attended to in the counties of Northutnlierland, Union, Snyder, Montour, Columbia and Lycoming. apllO-(V. s OLOMOX MALICK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office at bis residence on Arch street, one square nortli of the Court House, near the jail, SUN BURY, PA. Collections aud ail professional business promptly attended to in this and adjoin ing counties. Consultations can tie bad in th" German language. JulyJ7-ls7'J. GEO. U. ZIELER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office in Haupt's building, Market St., Sun bury. Pa. Collections und all professional business pr mptly attended to in the Courts of XoiV.nim berland and adjoining counties. March V.K 173. DR. C. M. MARTI X, Office in Drug Store, Clement House Block, Office hours : from 11 a. in., to 1 p. in., and from C to 1) p. m.. at all other hours, when not Professionally en aged can be found at his residence, on Chestnut Street, SUNBURY, PA. Particular attention given to surgical cases. Will visit Patients either iu town or country. GR. CA l U V I.I. A I ER.M a rket St reel , SUNBURY, PA. Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, lilass, Varuinlies, Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars, Pocket Books. Dairies, A:c. IIEXTISTRY. GEOllGE M. IlEXX, In Hiinj)SO''8 Iiuildiit'j, Jlurktt Sywirc, SrxurRT, Pa., 1 prepared to do all kinds of work pertaining to Dentistry. He keeps constantly on hand a large assortment of Teeth, and other Dental material, from which he will be able to select, and mee the wants of his customers. All work warranted to givesatisfaction, or else the money refunded. The very best Mouth Wash and Tooth-Powders kept on hand. His references are the numerous patrons for whom be has worked for the last twelve years. Sunbury, April 21, 1872. jcftls aub iicstanntnts. c RAW FORI) HOFSE, Cor. Third and Mulberry. Business Centre, Williamsport, Pa. Win. CRAWFORD, Proprietor. Dec. 11, 17-1. CLEM EXT HOFSE, Third Street below Market, Sunbury, Pa. PETER S. BUR RELL. Proprietor. Rooms neat and comfortable. Tables supplied with the delicacies of the season and th waiters attentive and obliging. Sunqury, Jan. 22, 1S73. UXITI.I) STATES HOTEL. W. F. KITCHEN, Proprietor. Opposite the De pot SHAMOKIN, PA. Every attention given to travellers, and the best accommodation, given. April 5,1 S7U. tf XTATIOXAL HOTEL. AUGUSTUS aN WALD, Proprietor, Georgetown North'd County, Pa., at the Station of the N. C. R. W. Choice wines and cigars at the bar. The table is supplied with the best the market affords. Good stabling and attentive ostlers. HFM MEL'S RESTAI RAXT, LOUIS HUM MEL, Proprieto' Commerce St., SHAMOKIN, PENN'A. Having jnst refitted the ubove Saloon for the accomodation of the public, is now prepared to serve jis friends with the best refreshments, and fresh Lager Beer, Ale, Porter, and all other malt quors. Ihisincss jarbs. h .a W. S. IUIOADS. J. PACKER HAAS YVT S. KHOIRS A. CO., KETAII, nr.ALEltS OP ANTHRACITE COAL, SUNBURY, PENN'A. Ofpicr wrm Haas, Faoelv a; Co., Orders lea at SeasliolU & Bro's., office Market treet, will receive prompt attention. Country iistom respectfullv solicited. Feb. 4, 1N71. tf. COAL! COAL! CO A LI GRANT BROS., Shippers and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in WHITE AND RED ASH COAL, 8UXBURY, PA. (LOWER WIIABF.) Orders will receive prompt attention. ANTHRACITE COAL ! ALEVTIXK DIETZ, Wholesale and Retail dealer in every variety of ANTHRACITE COAL, UPPER WHARF, -IL 11 . lli.i il. i :.. i r.. i ' Als inas oi vtrain muni in e.vciianu km .,,h. j Orders solicited and tilled promptly. Orders left ! ... c v v:..-o ...rn;......r ,,... Tiiir.i trect, will recievc prompt attention, aud money receipted for. the same a at the oiliee. XEH (UAL YARD. r"VlE undersigned having connected the Coal JL business with bis extensive FLOUR "c GRAIN trade, is prepared to supply families with the VEKV REST OP COAL. CHEAP FOR CASH. Egg, Stove and Nut, constantly ou hand. Grain taken iu exchange for Coal. J. M. CADWALLADER. Sunbury, Jan. 15, 1870. If. OP, SI XRIKY .MA I! RLE YARD, Fourth SJreet below Mwrltet, S U X B U It Y, P E X X ' A. rilllJ7, undersigned has returned from the Vcr J nont Marble Quarries ith 50 Tons of toa.ole for svCSSv Monuments, irave-Stone, MMSH'l He has bought nt such figures that u'jFV will allow hi:n to sell better stone, for less money, than neretoiore. I lie nest S4Sutlicrlanl Falls Marble, which is better than Italia-. Rutland is now sold as low as the Manchester. Those who need anything in the Marble line, fot Monuments, Grave-Stones, or other purposes, will find it to their interest to call aud examine this large stock, as better bargains can be secur ed than buying from parties 'huckstering' round the country. All lettering will be done in the neatest and most Improved style. W. M. DAUGIIERTY. Sunbury, Jan. 11, 1S73. THE KIX; RARRER SHOP IS THE SHOP OF THE TOWN and long lias been ; ask history and she will tell you Men have grown old in our patronage Babies on tlie;r mothers' breast To bouncing boys at play ; And youths by maidens fair caressed, To stalwart men with cares oppressed, And old men silver gray. And among the honored and lasting impres sions of time, and the crash of revolutions iu circumstances, we stand a living monumental memento of the ingenuity and perseverance ap jiertaiiiing to the identity of progression, plying our vocation with the highest style of art and perfection, and nspiring to ac hieve the highest reward of merit attainable in onr humble capaci ty, and the scnlimetit of resect and approbation which the presence of superior appliances and es tablishment arc always wont to inspire. Always to please We shave wit h case Cut and comb with taste the hair ; Shampoo the head with soothing care, Aud color the whiskers black or brown, To suit the people about the town. Then allow tue politely request you to stop. And not go past nor from around our shop. To gel shaved on the basis of' ability nor as some have done for our use of the ballot for prin ciple sacred and right nor under the common secret and invidious guise of enmity to complex ion ; for the cut of a mau's coat, or the color of his skin, ought not' to effect his usefulness nor his qualifications. A fair chance is all that we demand, to give the proof to ull the land. JAMES W. WASHINGTON. Proprietor. Sunbury, April 5, IH73; No. 01, Market St. KEEP IT IIAXIiY! The Reliable Family Medieiue. DIAKRIIEA, Dysentery, Cholera, Summer Complaint, Cramps, etc., quickly cured by the use of J ARDELLA'S ; Compound Syrtip of Blackberry Root aDd Rhu ; barb. An old, well tried remedy, entirely vege i table, pleasant to take, quick and certain in : effect; can be depended on hi the most urgeut ! cases; may be given to the youngest infantas ; well as to adults. It contains i NO CAMPHOR OH OPIUM. It is a pleasant extract and readily taiu'n by : children. It has often saved life wheu pliv-i-! cians had de-paired. Keep it. in the house and j use in time. Ail we ask for it is i trial. Don't : let your dealer put you off with something else. Buy it. Try it. Sold by Druggists anil Store Keepers throughout this State. Prepared only bv HANSELL BRO.. ! Jul;l,-.1ni Market Street, Philadelphia. TOY 4: COXFECTIOXERY STORE Everybody is invited to come and buy of the handsome assortment of TOYS AND CONFECTIONERIES SAMUEL P. NEVIN'S STORE, in frame building, adjoining Moore it Dissinger'a building, THIRD STREET, SUNBURY, PA. Jnsi opened a fresh supply of Confeetionerbs of every description. TOYS OF ALL IiIXIS constaiitlv on hand. The best RAISINS, FIGS, CURRANTS t DRIED FRUIT. PUKE BIO COFFEE, TEA & .SPICES, fresh Bread, Buns it Cakes, evory morning FANCY CAKES, BISCUITS, CRACKERS, Ac. ORAXtaERS, LEMOXS, FRESH FISH EVERY DAY will be sold at tiie lowst rates. The best of Alhemarl filitul will be delivered at the residence of purchasers in any part of the town. Call and see the excellent assortment of goods and ascertain prices. JUST OPENED! The Fall ami Winter style OP LADIES DRESS GOODS, Fancy Goods, WOOLEN GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. A splendid line of Notions, Ladies goods a specialty. Gents' Gloves, Neck ties, Hankerchicfs, Ac. Call and see the immense stock at MISS KATE BLACK, Market Square, Sunbury. Sunbury, Nov. 1:5, 1S74. LADIES TAKE NOTICE ! Xew Millinery (isods Have just been opened at the store of MISS. 51. L. WOSSLEH, Fourth street, below the Shamokin Valley R. H. SUNBURY', PA., Where all kinds ot Millinery goods of the latest New York and Philadelphia styles are now open for inspection. HATS, BONNETS, Laces, Flowers, Ribbons, Feathers, Trimmings, Notions, Gloves, Ilankershicfs, and every kind of goods usually found in a Millinery store. Ladiea are invited to call and see the Immense stock. yipTuc LieewTru SUNBURY, PA.. 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Address EM'L WILVERT, Proprietor, SUNBURY, PA. - iiy 'JMIE SUXP.ITKY AMERICAN Is TIIE BEST AD VERlfSIXG MEDIUM In the Central part of the Slate, IT CIRCULATES In one of the Most Thrifty, Intelligent and WEALTHY SECTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA. Sample copy of paper sent to any address lree of charge. A 1 if AM moEPENQENCE. MORNING, APRIL 23, 1875. XO TIME LIKE THE ULI TIME. r.Y OLIVEK 'WESnEIX HOLMES. There 13 uo time like the old time, wlicu you aud I were young. When the buds of April blossomed, and the birds of Spring-time sung ! The garden's brightest glories by Summer suns are nursed : But oh, the sweet, sweet violets, the flowers that opened first. There is no place like the old place, where ou and I were horn, Where we lifted first our eyelids ou the splendor of the morn, From the niKk-white breast that warmed us, from the clinging arms that bore, Where the dear eye glittered o'er its that will look on us no more ! There is no iove like the old love, that we court- I ed in our pride ; I Though our leaves are falling, falling, and we're falling side by side, There are blossoms all around us with he colors of our dawn, And we live iu borrowed sunshine when the . light of day is gone. There arc no times like the old times they shall never be forgot ! There is no place like the old place keep green the dear old spot ! There are no friends like the old friends may Heaven prolong their lives ! There arc no loves like the old loves God bless our loviug wives ! "Down iu n Coal Mine' I am a jovial collier lad, As blithe as blithe can be ; For, let the times be good or bad, They've all the same to me : 'Tis little of the world I know, And care less for its ways ; For where the dog-star never glows, eiumcs. Down in the coal-mine, underneath the ground, Where the gleam of sunshine never can be found ; Digging dusky diamonds all the season round, Down in the coal-mine, underneath the ground. My hands are horny, hard, aud black With wording in the vein, And, like my clothes upon my back, My speech is rough and plain. Well, if I stumble with my tongue ; I've one excuse to say 'Tis not the collier's heart that's wrong, 'Tis the head that goes astray. Chows Down in a coal-mine, etc. At every shift' be't sodn or late, I haste my bread to earn, And anxiously my kindred wail, And watch for my return : For death, that levels all alike, What'cr their rank may be, ' Amid the fires and damp may strike And fling his darts at inc. Cuoars Down in a coa! mine. etc. Row little do the great ones care Who sit at home secure What hidden dangers colliers dare, What harJship they endure ! The very fire their mansions boa:-t To cheer themselves and wives, Mayhap were kindled at the cost Of jovial colliers' lives'. Cimws Down in a coal-mine, etc. Then cheer np, lads, and make ye much Of every joy ye can ; But let your mirth be always such As best becomes a man. However fortune turns ubout, We'll be jovial souls ; For what would nations be uilhout These lads that look for coals ! Chows Down in a coal-mine, etc. iHtscfllaiicons. From Hahi-ek's Weekly, March 27. 1875. A COLOSSAL EXTERPRISE. Ten years ago there was still staudiug on the coruer of Broadway and Auu streets, where the slalely Herald building now overlooks the busiest thoroughfare in the New World, a large rambling structure, of rather shabby external appearance, which was known to all the world of America as a veritable Palace of Wonders. Pictures of the strange animals from every part of the globe, which were to be secu within, adorned the outer walls, and stimulated the curiosity of the passers-by ; the tlags of all nations waved from the parapets, aud above them proudly floated the .Stars and Stripes. From sunrise till late at night throngs of people, of all ages, passed iu at its ample doors, and wandered through its halls, lin gering at every step to wonder and admire. A larger or more powerful collection of cu riosities was never gathered under a sinsle roof ; aud though many of them weie of little intrinsic value, a very large propor tion would have beeu of great worth to any museum. There was something to catch every varisty ot taste. For the lovers of the marvelous there were monstrosities like the "Wooly Horse," the "What Is It V" and the "Mermaid for those who took delight iu natural history there was the sea-iiou, the learned Seal, the Happy Fam ily, the stuffed walrus, and many another interesting specimen of the animal kingdom from the Rocky Mountains, the burning wilds of Africa, the icy regions of the Arctic Zone, or trout the uttermost iles of the ocean. In short, the whole world was laid uuder ttibute tofuruish entertainment to the patrons of the American Museum. The sea gave its strangest forms of lish aud shell, the forest and the desert, their savage denizens, the air its varied shapes of feath ered beauty. Relics of Indian times, of our Colonial days, aud of our geat War of Independence attracted those who were in terested in American antiquities ; suits of battered armor, dinted shields, battle-axes of uncouth and frightful shape, spears, swords, daggers and other ancient weapous carried the visitor back to the days when men fought hand to hand, instead of pick ing each other oil', like game, with titlus, or whole regiments were swept down by the deadly mitrailleuse. Tlieu there was the lecture-room or thea tre, where Southern, Barney, Williams and other well-known actors won their tirst laurels, before audiences that could not often all'ord to treat themselves to an eve niug's amusement at the more expensive theatres. The transient attractions of the museum were constantly varied. There were "living statuary," pantomime, instru mental music, ventriloquism, Punch and Judy, fancy glass-blowing, jugglery, etc., aud wheu the marvelous building, with all its contents, was destroyed by lire, on the liUh of July, 18Go, the community sustain ed a loss that neither time nor money could retrieve. Mr. Barnutu, it is true, soon es tablished a new museum higher up oh Broadway, where he gathered an admirable collection of curiosity, but it did not com pare with the old. "The second temple was not like the first." These reminiscences of the old American Museum, which is still held in affectionate remembrance by a large portion of the community, arc naturally suggested by the announcement of Mr. Barnum'a latest and most gigantic enterprise, the '"Great Ro mau Hippodrome," with which he proposes to travel through States during the coming season. His preparations are on a scale of magnificence uurivalcd in the history of traveling exhibitions. All his shows have been merged in a chartered corporation, known as "The P. T. Barnum Universal Exposition Company," with a capital of a million of dollars. Mr. Barnum, who is president of the company, and his mana ger, Mr. Coup, have spent months in Eu rope, visiting every important exhibition, and bringing away many choice features pj1 IJ anil valuable suggestions, and the result is a combination of attractions such as has never been seen iu one exhibition since the world began. The Great liontaii Hippodrome will re semble a moving camp. There arc 1200 men, women and children in Mr. Uarnum's service, and the stock includes 7u0 horses ' aim poniL-s, besides elephants, camels, Eug- : lish stags and stag hound8,trained ostriches i and other animals. For the exhibition of tin; nu r.ageric and the various shows, dis- ( plays, ami penoriviaiiecs councctea wtt'i the enterprise, two enormous tents, each 5(10 feet in length and 1500 in width, have been provided, one of which will he kept iu ad vance, iu order that no time may be lost by delay iu making ready. The question of transportation by rail a very serious oue was solved by the construction of 150 cars, twice Ihe usual length, built expressly for this purpose. Among them are a num ber of "horse-palace" cars, constructed j with commodious stalls, in which the hor- i;es can lie down aud rest while on the journey, and arrive at the place of exhibi tion quite fresh for the performance, lie sides moving the teuts, animals, and all other material in these hippodrome cars, bertha, will be provided in those devoted to the ticismuul of the company for nearly all the employees. I5esides the great exhibi tion teuts, there are cooking and dining tents, and stable-tents for the horses and other animals. There is also attached to the company a large corps of blacksmiths and carpenters and builders, some of whom precede the show several days, to make ready for the exhibition by prepar ing the ground, erecting seats, etc. The dressing-room teuts alone will cover more ground than au ordiuary circus. To move such an enormous establish ment without hitch or delay requires the employment of clear-headed, practicalmeu at the head of each department. Every thing is so arranged as to move with the smoothness aud precision of clock-work. At the appointed hour the canvas will go up, the street procession will move, the performances will commence. Wheu all is over, and the great tent emptied, every thing will be packed up by those detailed for the work, aud the caravan, without the los3 of a minute, will be on the nlove toward the uext place of exhibition. The programme of performances will be varied and attractive. Donaldsou will make daily balloon ascen lions with a car large enough to contain a company of live or six persons at a cost of about 500 a day for this feature alone. Then their will be the "Roman races," in chariots driven by "Amazons," the "liberty races," in which forty wild horses are turned loose iu the arena in exact imitation of the fa mous carnaval races of Rome and Xaples ; the "standing races," in which the riders stand ou bare-back horses ; hurdle races for ladies ; Hat races by English, French, and American jockeys ; besides camel, el ephant, ostrich, and monkey races. Another feature will be exhibitions of Indian life on the Planes, in which the i actors will be scores of Indians, with their J squaws and pappooscs. They will put up I :l I'onuine Indian encamnment. hunt real hullalocs, give wardances, poney races, foot races agaiust horses, exhibition of dar ing horsemanship, laso-throwing. Mcxi cau raiders, mounted on their famous mus tangs, will make a pretended attack on the i Indian camp, and give a mimic rcpresen-1 talion of the wild scenes enacted on the Western frontier. The English stag-hunt will be an exact picture of the sport itself. With a company of 150 men and woman in full hunting custutne, and a large pack of English stag-hounds. There will also be tuauy other interesting aud attractive features, the mere mention of which would make a small v mime. Mr. Barnum certainly deserves great ! credit for au enterprise which is calculated i to afford a vast amount of innocent, popu- j lar amusement ; and allhorgh this gigan- ! ti. vi.titnr.1 iiivrdv..a nn nimrmnna mt!iv ! , V V ... . ...... """-'"J of money, it will present to.) many attrac tions not to be generously sustained. It is Mr. Barnuni'8 intention to visit Europe next autumn with the wholj establishment and astonish the Old World with this won derful exposition of what can be accom plished by Yankee enterprise. Winter in Italy. A warning ad dressed to invalids by J. Stockbridge, U. S. Xavy, deserves to have a wide circulation In a letter dated at Florence, he says : 'It is because the medical men of Ameri ca do not know what kind of climate we have in Italy that invalids come here in winter for the benefit of their health ? The rainy season of Italy is in the winter months, and an old resident assures me that sometimes they have sixty rain' days in Florence during the rainy seasou. In cities where streets are narrow and build ings lofty, a raiuy day brings wet and cliilly streets for several days afterward. 'On the 14th of Xovember last, I rode into Bologna iu as thick a snow storm as I ever saw in Eugland. This was to me the winding up of a three days' northeast rain storm iu Venice. I have been in Florence since the 18th of that month. We had so many rainy aud cloudy days in December that I began to take note of the weather with the beginning of the new year. In January we had only twelve bright sunny days ; in February, sixteen, and in the first uine days of March, two. On the 2 of February wc had a heavy fall of snow which was carted out the next day. In that mouth the ice in the still water of the Arno, just above oue of the bridges, was four inches thick. February was a cold month. All Winter long the wind has been northeaster ly , coming to us over the snow clad bights of the Appennincr.. Auy one who has expe rience in Italian cities knows that passing from bright sunshine into narrow, shady streets is like going into an ice house on a hot summer dry. I cannot conceive of a more trying cli uate for an invalid than this one of Italy. If a medical mau of Xew York should send a patient to Boston to spend the month of March, he would be regarded as insane ; but au average March in that city is more favorable to au iuvalid thau our last January iu Florence was. 'The weather during the last Whiter iu Vienna, Milan, Rome and Xaples has beeu as unfriendly to the invalid as it has been in this city. Indeed, there is no place in Europe that is a suitable Winter resort for invalids, and whoever crosses the Atlantic in quest of such a resort makes a grave mistake.' A Miner's Terrible Experience. The Scranton Republican of Saturday thus relates a fearful experience undergone by a miner uamed Sturbridge, at the Diamond Mine : "It was a little before 5 o'clock in the evening when Sturbridge was loading the last car for the day. His companions in the chamber had retired, and two track layers who had spoken to him but five minutes previously, also left the mine. He was by the side of the car btooping to pick up what he intended .as the last lump of coal, when, like a thunderbolt, he heard a crash in the roof above him, and an instant later au immense mass of coal, over thirty tons in weight, descended upon him, bur ryins himself and the loaded car beueath its massive proportions, and breaking the uufortunate fellow's leg. For a few mo ments he was utterly unconscious, but w jen he recovered he found that his posi tion was an awful one indeed, and to him 0 , New ! Old Series, Vol. 7, So. 2. Series, Vol. 38, Xo. 2. what seemed worse than death. He lay beside the loaded car, in a narrow space, one of his, legs broken. The car alone saved him from being crushed into a shape less mass. A portion of the fallen heap lay upon the brokeu limb, and to extricate this was a painful task. Sturbridge set about it, however, and finally freed the aching member. Then came the dreaded suspicion of dying slowly in that dark, noxious and narrow tomb. All efforts to get away were futile, and all hopes of being relieved by his companions were alsogiveu up, as they had retired from work for the night, and would not return until morniug. lie knew that if he lay there all uight, he would never again see the light of day, for he was very feeble, and a cold prespira tion was already llowing from every pore. The minutes seemed hours, the hours mouths, as he lay there from five until ten o'clock. At length when exhausted by despair, and agony of soul, he heard the sounds of pick and shovel overhead. - Re lief was at baud, and his comrades were digging for him. It wa3 joyful music to him to hear each stroke as it helped to break the wall that shut him out from the blcbscd atmosphere of heaven. lie was extricated and carried to his h-jine, where he received due atteution. It appears that a little before ten o'clock his friends missed him, and seeing that he did not return home, and that no one knew of his where abouts, a search was instituted, which re sulted in his recovery and happy release. Drinking Water. Dr. Hail is oppos ed to the immoderate drinking of water. He says : The longer one puts off drinking water in the morning, especially in the summer, the less he will require during the day ; if much is drank during the afternoon, the thirst often increases, and a very unplea sant fullness is observed, in additiou to a metallic taste iu the mouth. The less a man drinks the better for him, beyond a moderate amount. The more water a man drinks the more strength he has to expend in getting rid of it, for all the fluid taken into the system must be carried out ; and as there is but little nour ishment in water, tea, coffee, beer and the like, more strength is expended in car rying them out of the system than they impart to it. The more a man drinks the more he must perspire cither by lungs or through the skin ; the more he perspires the more carbon is taken from the system ; but this carbon is necessary for nutrition, hence the less a man is nourished the less strength he has. Driuking water largely diminishes the strength in two ways, and yet many are uudcr the impression that the more water swallowed the more thoroughly is the sys tem 'washed out.' Thus, the less we drink nt meals, the better for us. If the amonut were limited to a single cup of hot tea or hot milk and water at each meal, an im measurable good would result to all. Many persons have fallen into the practice of driuking several glasses of cold water, or several cups of hot cups of tea or coffee, at meals, out of mere habit ; all such will be greatly benefited by breaking it up at once ; it may be very well to drink a little at each mial, and, perhaps, it will be found that in all cases it is much better to take a single cup of hot tea at each meal than a glass of cold water, hrfwever pure. The Peculiarities of Pompeii. Pompeii, that beautiful and ill-fated city, buried underneath the shower of ashes, pumice and stones cast forth from Vesuvius, A. D. 7'J, and first rediscovered iu 1G48, and now a ruin of world-wide interest, is Said to have derived its name from the word pompe, with reference to the pomp with which Hercules, its founder, cele brated his victories. The frescoes, which have outlived 1,601) years' concealment, are brilliant yet in the forum and temples. The art of fresco painting is still with us in practice, but the records of a medium of preservation so durable as to withstand the tire and damp of centuries is lost with the people, cunning and rich, whose hands wrought the beauties ot Pompeii. Iu the houses of this excavated city the dining hall is always found most beautifully deco rated. In these uoble rooms the Ro mans reclined at feasts, at which small fortunes were expended. It is said of Lu cullus that once wishiug to deceive Pompey or Cicero when they insisted upon dining with him ft famiUe, he simply scut word home that he would dine in the room called "the Apollo," where he never gave a sup per for less than a sum amounting toSO.OoO of our niouey. In the house of Scaurus the most marvellously rich frescoes adorn ed its walls, and lamps of bronze gave brilliant light. The tables were citron wood resting on ivry feet, and were cov ered by a plateau of solid silver, chased and carved, weighing five huudred pounds. The three couches were of bronze, over laid with ornaments of silver, gold and tortoise shell : the feather cushions were of stuff of silk and gold threads. Pliny says of the tables of citron wood that they were made of the roots and knots, aud prized for their viens aud marks, which resem bled a tiger's skiu or peacock's tail. Iu a further description of this dining hall of Scaurus, in Pompeii, it is stated that the floor was tiuished in mosaics representing the fragments of a feast as though just fallen from the table hence it was called the "unswept saloon." Out in the Streets. She was dirty and dragged as she came up Chestnut street, followed by a gang of chaffing boys. On oue arm she carried a baby, aud with her right hand she eudeavored to hold up her wretched aud wet calico dress. Kindly aud with a manly care for so much woman hood utterly gone did the blue coated fel low help her all he could and treat her tenderly. She was taken to the Central and put her iu the dock, and sat there, blasphemous and smutty, with words un mentionable for every man who passed her. Aud yet she had been a pretty wo man and at one time pure. Slender and haggard, her features were regular and her face a perfect oval, her features small, and her eyes, notwithstanding hcrdrunkenness, a pure and beseeching gray. She got tip and danced in the dock, and blackguarded in unmeasured and unwarrantable terms auy man who she thought had put or kept her there. But marvelous instinct of ma ternity ! All the while clawed at her ueck and kissed her, a most attenuated baby a poor little thin thing, with but a little slip to cover it from the winter's cold, clinging and kissing her mother and then sitting on her lap playing with a few little pieces of Rates of Advertising. One ineb,(twlrs linmi or its qoIvc1efat in Xonparrll trpt) ou or two ixissrtions, J 1,50 ; tbrriusertiuii filili. Space. Ut. 2m. 3m. Cm. - It. 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It was impossi ble not to see that with all the woman's weakness she loved the child, and it was equally impossible not to know that through a terrible time tlx? poor little thing knew it as ;iily babies know those who love them, and sitting in the dock, ou her mother's knee, the baby sunt:. A song without me tre or sense a little baby song. The walla of the Central, rank with crime, reverbe rated a song so sweet. The baby sang and sang, and sang again. Aud Alderman Carpenter iet the woman go.--Phila. Times. To Remove a Tight FixfiEU-Rixo. In case a fiiiger-ring becomes too tight to pass the joint of the finger, the finger should be first held in cold water to reduce auy swelling or inflammation. Then wrap a rag soaked in Lot water around the ring i to expaud the metal, and lastly soak the huger. , A needle threaded with strong silk can then be passed between the ring and liuger, aud a person holding the two ends and pulling the silk, while sliding it around the periphery of the ring, will read ily remove the latter. Another method is to pass a piece of sewing silk under the ring, aud wind the thread in pretty close spirals aud closely around the linger to the end that below the ring aud begin un wiudiug. Some of the household receipts given in the papers are calculated to do more harm than good. Mr. IIopsou's servant-girl re cently read in the paper that 'potatoes should be of uniform size to cook evenly.' It was more than two days she found the meaning of 'uniform,' aud then she went to work on that store of potatoes. As she couldn't make the smallest the size of tha largest, she pared down ths largest oues until they were as small as the smallest, and, as the latter was about tbe size of a walnut, she had a weak lot of potatoes by the time she had made. them of uniform size, aud a quart measure would have them alL The potatoes were "shott" for dinner that day, and, as an explanation and some very sharp words followed, Mrs. Hopson's servant girl, now cooks potatoes of all sizes in one pot. Ax Obliging Hotel Guest. The other evening a kind-looking old man was escorted to a room on the third floor of a hotel to pass the night, and it wasn't live minutes before the bell indicated thai he wanted to see a waiter. A colored boy ran up, stuck bis head iuto the room aud asked what was wanted. The old man said, he didn't want anything, but the waiter was hardly down stairs before the bell ftfng again ! Did you want suflin' ?' inquired he, as he reached the room again. 'Xothing !' replied the old man, as he opened the door. In about two minutes his bell rang again, aud this time the waiter exclaimed : 'If you don't want nutliti' what ar' ye pullin' de bell ur V 'I want to oblige the waiter,' replied the old mau. 'De waitah ! Oblige de waitah V 'Yes, it's here, 'Please ring the bell for the waiter,' and if be want3 it rung I'm willing to oblige him, though I'm tired and sleepy aTtd shan't puil it more'u four times more unless I know that some of his family is sick !' Moving tue Rock of Ages. The good people of the town of E wcra talking of moving their meeting house to a more agreeable locality. Among the advocates of the movement uone were more earucst than old Deacon A., who, by the way, had an uncontrollable habit of sleeping iu church. Xo matter how in teresting the discourse, the old Deacon was sure to drop off about such a time. On the Sabbath preceding the day appointed for moving the house, the pastor preached an iuterestiug sermon ou 'TLe Rock or Ages.' Crowing eloquent in his remarks, the good minister finally added, with greats emphasis : 'Who can move it ?' The Deacon having been asleep as usual, woke up just in time to catch the query ; thinking the pastor referred to the mcet- t ing house, he rose up in his seat and ex claimed : 'I'll bring over tuy yoke of steers, and they'll jerk it along the whoie distance, if you'll keep plenty of hard wood roller un der it.' The deacon never slept in meeting after that. A story is told of Dick, a darkey in Ken- tuckey who was a notorious thief so vi cious iu this respect that all the thefts in . the neighborhood were charged to him. On one occasion Mr. Jones, a neighbor of Dick's master, called aud said that Dick must be turned out of that part of the country, for he had stolen all of his (Mr. Jones") turkeys. Dick's master could not think so. The two,, however, went into the field where Dick was at work, and ac cused him of the theft. 'You stole Mr. Jones' turkeys,' said the master. 'Xo, I didu'l massa,' responded Dick. The mas ter persisted. 'Wei!,' at length said Dick, 'I'll tell you, massa : I didu't steal detn turkeys; but last night, when I went across Mr. Jones' pasture,- I saw one of -our rails on de fence, so I brought home de rail ; and confound it, when I come to look, dare was nine tutkeys on de rail !' Meetino His Match. Doctor Aber uethy rarely met his match, but on one occasion fairly owned that he was beaten. He was sent for by an inn-keeper, who had a quarrel with his wife who had scratched his face with her nails, so that the poor man was bleeding and much disfigured. Abernethy considered this an opportunity not to be lost for admonishing the offender, aud said : 'Madam, are not you ashamed of your self to treat your husband thus the hus band who is the head of all your head, madame, in fact ?' 'Well, doctor, fiercely returned the vira go, 'and may I not scratch my own head ?' 'Shut your eyes and listen mit me,' said Uncle Van Iltyde. 'Veil, de first night I open store I counts de monies and finds nix right ; I counts him and dere be tree gone, aud vat yer tink I does den ?' I can't say.' 'Vy, did not count him any more, and ha comes out shoost right ever since.'
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